How Long to Read Brian Chesky

How Long Does it Take to Read Brian Chesky?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 1 minute to read Brian Chesky by Lincoln Emerson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Brian Chesky is the darling of the travel world and the sharing economy, but that was not always the case. After Chesky graduated college, the Airbnb founder was an unemployed designer who could not pay his rent and had no sound leadership experience or recognizable management skills. Brian Chesky learned to lead on the fly as his small idea to pay his monthly bills unfolded into Airbnb, and took him from $25,000 in debt to billions of dollars. "Brian Chesky: the Life and Mind of the Airbnb Founder from Debt to Darling" is an inspiring story of courage and leadership under fire, and provides a blueprint for how to build company culture and a worldwide brand, as well as how to be a major disruptor of the traditional hospitality business.In 2007, Brian Chesky rented air beds to three guests in his apartment on Rausch Street in San Francisco, The cash Chesky made for the transaction went toward paying rent. Now, in 2017, the home sharing platform he went on to found has raised almost $3.5 billion from investors at a $30 billion valuation. There are currently 3 million Airbnb rentals across the world in 65,000 cities and 191 countries. Initially, Airbnb struggled to find success, and It took some quick thinking, a few stunts, and a lot of business savvy to build the company that travelers know and love today. Brian Joseph Chesky is an American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded the hospitality exchange service Airbnb. Chesky is the CEO of the company and was named one of Time's "100 Most Influential People of 2015"Brian Chesky was born on August 29, 1981 in Niskayuna, New York. He is the son of Deborah and Robert H. Chesky. His father is of Polish descent and his mother is of Italian origin. Chesky's parents were both social workers. He has a younger sister, Allison. As a child, Chesky was interested in art, drawing replicas of paintings, and design, redesigning shoes and toys. He later became interested in landscape architecture and design.In 1999, Chesky started attending the Rhode Island School of Design. He received his Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Industrial Design in 2004. During his time at RISD, Chesky met Joe Gebbia, who would later be one of the co-founders of Airbnb.After college, Chesky worked as an industrial designer and strategist at 3DID, Inc. in Los Angeles. He later moved to San Francisco, where he shared an apartment with Gebbia. In October 2007, the Industrial Designers Society of America was hosting a conference in San Francisco and all hotel rooms were booked. The pair could not afford rent for the month and decided to rent their apartment for money. They purchased three air mattresses and marketed this idea as "Airbed and Breakfast", with three guests staying the first night.In February 2008, Harvard graduate and technical architect Nathan Blecharczyk became the third co-founder of Airbnb. Each co-founder assumed a role within the new company, with Chesky becoming the leader and chief executive officer. As of March 2015, Airbnb has a $20 billion valuation. In 2015, Chesky was recognized on the Forbes list of America's Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40. Chesky was recognized on TIME's 100 Most Influential People for 2015. In May 2015, President Barrack Obama named Chesky as an Ambassador of Global Entrepreneurship. He was also named in the Youngest Forbes 400 list in 2016.

How long is Brian Chesky?

Brian Chesky by Lincoln Emerson is 59 pages long, and a total of 15,281 words.

This makes it 20% the length of the average book. It also has 19% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Brian Chesky Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 1 hour and 23 minutes to read Brian Chesky aloud.

What Reading Level is Brian Chesky?

Brian Chesky is suitable for students ages 8 and up.

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